A Commentary on the Four Gospels: Jesus Confronts Religion

There is a great need today for Christians to develop a basic understanding of the general theological thrust of Jesus’ life and ministry. Too often, Jesus’ statements and actions have been taken out of their historical or textual context and used for proof-texting existing presuppositions of doctrine or morality. This generalized commentary on the four gospel-records of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in harmony is an attempt to see the “big picture” of the radically new “good news” that Jesus introduced as inherent within Himself, and the inevitable contrast and conflict encountered as He revealed Himself in the context of the prevailing religion and culture of Palestine in the first century.